2008 Press Releases
UCC hosts 2008 Greek and Latin Summer School
03.07.2008
The UCC Summer School of Greek and Latin, established in 1999, commenced on Monday, June 30th. Organised by UCC's Classics Department, the course is highly intensive, offering nearly two years of instruction over an 8-week period.
03.07.2008
The UCC Summer School of Greek and Latin, established in 1999, commenced on Monday, June 30th. Organised by UCC's Classics Department, the course is highly intensive, offering nearly two years of instruction over an 8-week period.
It is aimed primarily at students in any discipline who require knowledge of either language for further study. The course is also aimed at schoolteachers whose schools wish to reintroduce Latin and Greek into their curriculum.
This year, the programme has attracted students from the UK, USA, Germany, Canada, Italy, Hong Kong and The Netherlands as well as Ireland. The vast majority of these students are currently reading for an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in such areas as Classics, Philosophy, History, Psychology, Music, European Languages and Literature, Art History, Archaeology, and Theology, and have come to Ireland to spend eight weeks learning Classical Greek or Latin either because they need the language for their studies or out of personal interest.
The unique character of this programme, which is the only one in Europe and one of very few similar programmes in the world, lies in the fact that students come to UCC with no prior knowledge of Greek or Latin, and begin learning their chosen language from scratch. By the end of this superintensive, 8-week course, the students have acquired the necessary skills and knowledge that allow them to read unadapted texts in their target language. Indeed, the last two weeks of the programme this year will be spent reading Lysias, on the Greek course, an Apuleius, on the Latin course.
The Summer School was awarded the European Label for Innovative and Creative Language Teaching and Learning in 2004 by the Linguistics Institute of Ireland on behalf of the European Commission. The jurors were "impressed by the planning, energy and dedication which is being invested to ensure the success of such an intensive language learning module" and that we "have succeeded in making the UCC course exemplary at an international level" due to "the vision and professionalism" of all involved.
On the first day of the programme earlier this week, Summer School students were welcomed by Dr David Woods, Acting Head of Classics, and Dr Konstantin Doulamis, Director of the Summer School. On Wednesday, a Summer School reception was organised in the O'Rahilly Building, to give students the opportunity to socialise with each other and meet staff in the Classics Department.
The Summer School staff include: Dr Konstantin Doulamis (Classical Greek Language and Literature - Summer School Director); Ms Vicky Janssens (Latin Language) and Ms Nienke Tjoelker (Classical Greek Language; Latin Literature).
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This year, the programme has attracted students from the UK, USA, Germany, Canada, Italy, Hong Kong and The Netherlands as well as Ireland. The vast majority of these students are currently reading for an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in such areas as Classics, Philosophy, History, Psychology, Music, European Languages and Literature, Art History, Archaeology, and Theology, and have come to Ireland to spend eight weeks learning Classical Greek or Latin either because they need the language for their studies or out of personal interest.
The unique character of this programme, which is the only one in Europe and one of very few similar programmes in the world, lies in the fact that students come to UCC with no prior knowledge of Greek or Latin, and begin learning their chosen language from scratch. By the end of this superintensive, 8-week course, the students have acquired the necessary skills and knowledge that allow them to read unadapted texts in their target language. Indeed, the last two weeks of the programme this year will be spent reading Lysias, on the Greek course, an Apuleius, on the Latin course.
The Summer School was awarded the European Label for Innovative and Creative Language Teaching and Learning in 2004 by the Linguistics Institute of Ireland on behalf of the European Commission. The jurors were "impressed by the planning, energy and dedication which is being invested to ensure the success of such an intensive language learning module" and that we "have succeeded in making the UCC course exemplary at an international level" due to "the vision and professionalism" of all involved.
On the first day of the programme earlier this week, Summer School students were welcomed by Dr David Woods, Acting Head of Classics, and Dr Konstantin Doulamis, Director of the Summer School. On Wednesday, a Summer School reception was organised in the O'Rahilly Building, to give students the opportunity to socialise with each other and meet staff in the Classics Department.
The Summer School staff include: Dr Konstantin Doulamis (Classical Greek Language and Literature - Summer School Director); Ms Vicky Janssens (Latin Language) and Ms Nienke Tjoelker (Classical Greek Language; Latin Literature).
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